This discipline is a massive kick in the ass of Western Civilization. I will quote from several places in Richard J. Foster’s chapter on Simplicity: Simplicity is freedom… simplicity brings joy and balance… Contemporary culture…
As Richard J. Foster writes in his book, Celebration of Discipline, study involves four steps: Repetition. Ingrained habits of thought can be formed by repetition alone, thus changing behavior. Concentration. The brains natural ability to…
It is sobering to realize that the very first statement Jesus made about fasting dealt with the question of motive (Matt. 6:16-18). To use good things to our own ends is always the sign of…
We need not worry that [prayer] will take up too much of our time, for “It takes up no time, but it occupies all our time.” It is not prayer in addition to work but…
Christian meditation, very simply, is the ability to hear God’s voice and obey his word. Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline, Chapter 2 Meditation is a discipline that many Christians don’t understand, or have an…
One of my favorite books on the topic of Christian discipline is the book by Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline. It is an extremely challenging book, but at the same time it opened my…
William Law Continues… If our common life is not a common course of humility, self-denial, renunciation of the world, poverty of spirit, and heavenly affection, we do not live the lives of Christians. A Serious…
I, along with a close friend, will be preparing a 5-part sermon series on the Book of 1 John over the next few months. We would both covet your prayers during this time as this…
If we are to be in Christ new creatures, we must show that we are so, by having new ways of living in the world. If we are to follow Christ, it must be in…
Just like Eustace, we are all dragons in need of a good skin shedding. We are all selfish and spoiled at times and are in need of Christ’s help to remove that old skin, for…
In the book “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”, a spoiled little boy named Eustace is turned into a creature that resembled very much his own character, a dragon. Of course, he is devastated, but…